Qaidi Band Page #9

Synopsis: A riveting tale of undertrials who are brought together to form a band in jail for a social event. As their popularity grows through social media, they use their music to protest against jail authorities & the Indian judicial system. Eventually, when all hope fades, music becomes their only hope but will it set them free?
Genre: Drama, Music
Director(s): Habib Faisal
Production: Yash Raj Films
 
IMDB:
5.7
Year:
2017
119 min
Website
92 Views


Burning cages. doing cartwheels.

Playing horns in front of buffalos.

Hop n skip njump n run.

The Parrot managed to break free

The tired Jailor Said to all.

Said to one... Get out! Get out!

Everyone get out!

Get out! Get out!

Get out! Get out!

Get out! Get out!

Get out! Get out!

Get out! Get out!

Take them

Uncle was right...

for how long can we stay on the run?

Someday they catch us

Se. anybody remembers the plan?

Wmoever tells me. will get

a whole month full of pleasures.

I don't know sir.

we don't know anything.

Raw/at

Oman stand up straight!

Please. Please Sir.

Phase

Listen you terrorist. you're a BTech.

MBA... an educated man.

You're not like these thieves!

Vwhy go through all this torture

for these illiterates?

Come on tell me the plan.

I swear. I don't know anything.

Please don't torture me.

Phase

Sir. please! Please!

Sir. please! Please!

Sir. please!

Phase SW

Yes Manna.

Sir. they plan to sing

at some competition.

Yes sir. Maskeen had come to his

girlfriend's house. she told us.

Yes sir. Long Live India Sir!

Look Mdam Svnran: not

Maskeers mend

You can arrest him. hang him.

Do what you want.

We've no connection with him.

Thank you

Calm down.

Papa. have I not told you everything?

Now let it g0!

We'd decided none of us

will go home to meet families.

How could you?!

Pm sorryx

They shine and sizzle.

My dreams spams

They shine and sizzle.

My dreams spams

But when they are enraged

they set this world on fire.

But when they are enraged

they set this world on fire.

How they shine and sizzle.

Let's see who wins the 5 Million

Rupees prize at Rock Roads this year.

VVII it be the net band.

Twisted Paradox?

Give them a big hand guys!

Your life's your Soul!

Your dreams are your Soul!

Your life's your Soul!

Your dreams are your Soul!

Every breath you take is Soul!

Heart n Soul... Heart n soul!

Heart n Soul... Heart n soul!

Mdarru We need to meetTeesta mdam

She is really busy. I just...

Samams ght?

Yes.

Wow your music is just amazing.

I love you guys.

You're hereto perform right?

I will just check in the list.

Dude. your drummer is a dude man!

Your name's not on the list.

Please don't say that.

If we're not able to participate

then we'll be sent back...

We'll get into lot of trouble!

Very badly! Please?

Phase

Teesta?

Let's try something. Come on guys.

Definitely something will work out.

Is this your plan?

I haven't heard a stupider plan

than this in my entire life!

You thought you'd escape

fromjail and come here.

I'll let you perform...

you'll win the first prize

and with that money you'll

hire a top lawyer like Vachani.

Who'll help all 5 of you

get freedom?

Vwhat did you think miracle

after miracle will keep happening

and you'll all get freedom? Really?

After escaping from jail. we've

managed to reach you somehow

now what can be a bigger miracle?!

Madam youwe never been sent

mam ght?

If your freedom was snatched away

and you were forced to

spend three years in jail.

Then no plan to attain freedom

would sound stupid.

Don't we know...

if we go on stage. it'll take them

minutes to arrest us?

We do. Escaping frornjail

wasn't our only aim.

We want to get our message

across to the people.

Maybe someone will hear us out.

maybe someone WM

hem us get freedom

m them no one hstens to us

This stage is our last hope!

We didn't have an option

but to take a risk.

Now you tell us...

will you let us go on stage?

VVII you take the risk?

Long Live India Sir!

Two ofthe Samar band members

Bmdu and Sam have

managed m escape.

But Rufi. Maskeen and Ogu have

been caught by the jail authorities.

I hope they're all 0k.

$0 this is the story of Sainanis.

Modern day freedom ghters

who in an independent India.

In their own country.

Are fighting their own people

for freedom.

Please give a huge round of applause

for the Sainanis!

Hove you Samm

Q.

m,

Sanju. play 'I am India'!

Go Samarus

Sanju. you're the man!

You've heard our story.

A to Z from Teesta M a'ar'n.

But mind you.

whatever happened to us.

Can happen to you as well.

You do protect your freedom...

don't take it for granted.

After living in thejail. we have

come to understand that

the liberty to do exactly

what your heart desires

and when it desires

is real Freedom.

To be able to come for a concert.

when your heart desires.

To be able to eat what

your heart desires...

Veg or non veg

You wanna watch the news

with your Papa.

Get a massage from M 0m.

sleep in her lap...

or when you're sad.

and just want to cry.

Or when your heart desires.

to be able to click a selfie

and upload it on Facebook;

on Diwali fall in love with

Shahrukh watching his new film...

or on Eid whistle for Salman

while watching his movie.

To be able to vote during elections.

Applaud the government

for what it does right

or criticize it fearlessly

for its wrongs.

And if you've fallen deeply

in Ioye with somebody.

And want to confess to them.

To be able to fearlessly

say "I love you"

when your heart desires. is Freedom.

Before this freedom is once again

snatched away from us.

Who knows if we will get to see

each other.

Hove you Sanlu

Hove you Bmdu

Now whoever wants to

can come and arrest us.

(our carefree dreams

give wings to my heart.

My heart is flying away to escape.

Your unusual dreams

amour my heart

My heart is beginning to glow.

Now we'll live life

with all its colors.

We'll fly to highest heights.

We'll play with sparks and fire.

Because our desires

are now wild with passion.

It's Wild, it's Wild

It's Wild, it's Wild

It's passionately wild.

Your friendship is wild.

The heartbeats are Wm!

VWrL Wm!

Passionately wild.

Do imprison me.

In your passionate love.

Do imprison me.

In your passionate desire.

Come imprison us. come arrest us!

Come imprison us. come arrest us!

These stories are passionately wild.

These heights are passionately wild.

This glowing blazing passion.

Is passionately wild.

VWrL Wm!

- Go for Teesta.

- Stop them!

Passionately wild.

First arrest me!

Arrest me as well!

Go on arrest us all!

Move aside!

The cops are hereto arrest them!

Jumpuumpx

Oman Bindu. c'r'non Sanju! Jump!

Q.

m,

Let:
gm

Go on arrest us all!

Open the door!

Arrest us all!

Arrest us all!

Arrest us all!

Arrest us all!

But stop the oppression

once and for all.

But stop the oppression

once and for all.

Samu Bmdu Ruin Maskeen and Ogu

don't worry we are all with you!

Don't worry we are all with you!

Arrest us all!

Arrest us all!

M r. Vachani. myself Prema Rastogi...

Jail Superintendent.

Come imprison us. come arrest us!

Come imprison us. come arrest us!

Thejail breaking Prison Band's anthem

from Rock Roads is everywhere new.

The questions in their songs

have started a new struggle.

Arrest us all!

Arrest us all!

The SainanFs story

has completely shocked us.

Till the Sainanis don't getjustice.

we'll keep protesting!

Yes! We'll keep protesting!

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Habib Faisal

Habib Faisal is an Indian Hindi screenwriter and director. He is best known for his directorial debut, Do Dooni Chaar, for which he won Filmfare Award for Best Dialogue. He co-wrote Siddharth Anand's Salaam Namaste. He also wrote director Shaad Ali's Jhoom Barabar Jhoom starring Abhishek Bachchan and Preity Zinta, and Siddharth Anand's Ta Ra Rum Pum starring Saif Ali Khan and Rani Mukherjee. All three are Yashraj films. He also wrote Band Baaja Baaraat which was released in late 2010.Faisal then went on to direct his second film, Ishaqzaade, starring debutant Arjun Kapoor, and Parineeti Chopra in their first lead film, which released on 11 May 2012. The film received positive response from critics, and managed to do very well at the box office, turning out to be a worldwide hit. He then wrote Bewakoofiyaan, which was directed by Nupur Asthana and featured Ayushmann Khurrana, Sonam Kapoor, and Rishi Kapoor. His next directorial venture was Daawat-e-Ishq, which had actors Aditya Roy Kapur and Parineeti Chopra in lead roles. Daawat-e-Ishq released worldwide on 19 September 2014.Faisal's fourth film, Qaidi Band was released on 25 August 2017. An alumnus of Jamia Millia Islamia, he has directed the television serials Lavanya and worked in New Delhi as a camera person with NDTV. more…

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